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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 62

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v PEK LIAN GUAN

The High Court set aside a district judge’s grounds of decision in corruption appeals after finding extensive copying and failure to engage key prosecution arguments breached natural justice.

  • Natural justice
  • Fair hearing rule
  • Apparent bias
  • Judicial copying
  • Prevention of corruption act s8 presumption
  • Remedies: setting aside, remittal, de novo review
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Family law [2025] SGHCF 19

WPG v WPF

The High Court dismissed a husband’s appeal against a district judge’s refusal to recuse himself, holding that case-management decisions and adjournment rulings did not show bias.

  • Recusal
  • Actual bias
  • Apparent bias
  • Adjournment
  • Medical fitness to attend court
  • Case management
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 266

NEWTON DAVID CHRISTOPHER v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Appeal against sentence for cheating to falsely obtain COVID-19 vaccination status. Apparent bias was rejected, but the sentence was reduced from 16 to 12 weeks’ imprisonment.

  • Cheating (s 417 penal code)
  • Conspiracy (s 120b penal code)
  • Apparent bias
  • Judicial copying of submissions
  • General and specific deterrence
  • Harm and culpability assessment
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Criminal law [2019] SGHC 132

LIM CHEE HUAT v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court found the trial judge had substantially copied the prosecution’s submissions, but still upheld Lim Chee Huat’s drug conviction and 11-month sentence.

  • Judicial copying/plagiarism in judgments
  • Presumption under s22 of the misuse of drugs act
  • Consumption of controlled drugs (s8(b))
  • Appeal against conviction and sentence
  • Remittal/retrial vs appellate determination
  • Judicial-copying
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Contempt of court [2019] SGHC 30

Re: The Attorney-General

The High Court held that affidavits accusing a judge and the Supreme Court of bias, complicity and obstruction of justice amounted to scandalising contempt and contempt in the face of the court.

  • Scandalising contempt
  • Contempt in the face of the court
  • Publication of court documents
  • Fair criticism
  • Scandalising-contempt
  • Contempt-in-the-face-of-the-court
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Criminal procedure [2018] SGHC 189

SUKLA LALATENDU v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court rejected an application to retract a guilty plea, found no improper judicial promise, and upheld a three-week sentence for theft in dwelling.

  • Retraction of guilty plea
  • Admission of fresh evidence on appeal
  • Sentencing indications vs promises
  • Right to counsel
  • Totality and concurrency in sentencing
  • Retraction-of-guilty-plea
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Courts and jurisdiction [2016] SGHC 42

Ong Wui Teck v Ong Wui Swoon

The High Court considered a self-represented litigant’s recusal application alleging bias, conflict and procedural unfairness in estate disputes, but found the allegations unsubstantiated.

  • Recusal
  • Bias and reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Conflict of interest
  • Costs
  • Contempt of court
  • Executor/administrator disputes
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Family law [2011] SGHC 142

AQV v AQW

The High Court dismissed a wife's originating summons alleging judicial bias, finding the complained-of remarks were not proven to show bias or breach of natural justice.

  • Judicial bias
  • Natural justice
  • Recusal
  • Ancillary relief (maintenance)
  • Judicial-bias
  • Natural-justice
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